Tsumeb weather in March

In March, Tsumeb sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tsumeb's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsumeb's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 76 mm; 12.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:55 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Tsumeb is city in Namibia.

Density: 1,269/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1905

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tsumeb reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	19
2	30	19
3	30	19
4	30	19
5	30	19
6	30	19
7	30	19
8	30	19
9	30	19
10	30	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	19
14	30	19
15	30	19
16	30	19
17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18
29	29	18
30	29	18
31	29	18

How March really feels in Tsumeb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tsumeb weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	132	15.9	13	3.9
Feb	30° / 19°	110	14.2	12.7	4.3
Mar	30° / 19°	76	12.9	12.1	4.9
Apr	29° / 17°	21	4.5	11.6	6.5
May	27° / 14°	0	0	11.1	8.6
Jun	25° / 10°	0	0	10.9	9.7
Jul	25° / 10°	0	0	11	9.6
Aug	28° / 13°	0	0	11.3	8.1
Sep	32° / 17°	3	0.8	11.9	5.2
Oct	34° / 20°	14	3.4	12.4	3.7
Nov	33° / 20°	46	9.8	12.9	3.6
Dec	32° / 20°	88	14.5	13.1	3.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	51	52	52	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	61	62
Cloudier (%)	49	48	48	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	39	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tsumeb gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	44
8	44
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	40
24	39
25	39
26	38
27	38
28	37
29	37
30	36
31	35

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	41
Comfortable (%)	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Humid (%)	45	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	41	39
Muggy (%)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	25	22	45	9
2	25	23	44	8
3	25	23	43	8
4	25	24	43	8
5	25	24	42	8
6	26	25	41	8
7	26	25	41	8
8	26	25	41	8
9	27	25	41	7
10	27	25	41	7
11	27	24	41	7
12	28	24	41	7
13	28	24	42	7
14	29	23	42	6
15	29	23	42	6
16	30	22	43	6
17	30	22	43	5
18	30	21	44	5
19	31	20	44	5
20	31	19	45	4
21	32	19	45	4
22	33	18	46	4
23	33	18	45	3
24	34	18	45	3
25	34	18	45	3
26	35	18	44	2
27	36	18	44	2
28	37	18	43	2
29	38	18	42	2
30	39	18	41	2
31	41	18	39	2

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
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24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58
Sunset (PM)	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:50	7:15
2	12.4	6:50	7:14
3	12.4	6:51	7:13
4	12.4	6:51	7:13
5	12.3	6:51	7:12
6	12.3	6:52	7:11
7	12.3	6:52	7:10
8	12.3	6:52	7:09
9	12.3	6:53	7:09
10	12.2	6:53	7:08
11	12.2	6:53	7:07
12	12.2	6:54	7:06
13	12.2	6:54	7:05
14	12.2	6:54	7:05
15	12.2	6:54	7:04
16	12.1	6:55	7:03
17	12.1	6:55	7:02
18	12.1	6:55	7:01
19	12.1	6:56	7:00
20	12.1	6:56	6:59
21	12.0	6:56	6:59
22	12.0	6:56	6:58
23	12.0	6:57	6:57
24	12.0	6:57	6:56
25	12.0	6:57	6:55
26	11.9	6:57	6:54
27	11.9	6:58	6:53
28	11.9	6:58	6:52
29	11.9	6:58	6:52
30	11.9	6:58	6:51
31	11.9	6:58	6:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tsumeb?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tsumeb for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tsumeb in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Tsumeb sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tsumeb in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsumeb peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	14	11	9	7	7	9	9	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tsumeb?

Tsumeb sits at 19.2°S, 17.7°E, 1,309 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Grootfontein, 54 km away.

Topography around Tsumeb

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tsumeb.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsumeb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,318 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m.

The land around Tsumeb is covered by shrubs (56%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

shrubs 56%

16 km

568 m

shrubs 82%

80 km

1,011 m

shrubs 92%

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← February Tsumeb year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Grootfontein 54 km · Otjiwarongo 175 km · Ondangwa 236 km · Rundu 263 km · Ongwediva 263 km · Oshakati 267 km · Helao Nafidi 282 km · Okahandja 315 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / M; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,876; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 11.2; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 34.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tsumeb (-19.2484°, 17.7135°, elevation 1,309 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	19
2	30	19
3	30	19
4	30	19
5	30	19
6	30	19
7	30	19
8	30	19
9	30	19
10	30	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	19
14	30	19
15	30	19
16	30	19
17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18
29	29	18
30	29	18
31	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	44
8	44
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	40
24	39
25	39
26	38
27	38
28	37
29	37
30	36
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	25	22	45	9
2	25	23	44	8
3	25	23	43	8
4	25	24	43	8
5	25	24	42	8
6	26	25	41	8
7	26	25	41	8
8	26	25	41	8
9	27	25	41	7
10	27	25	41	7
11	27	24	41	7
12	28	24	41	7
13	28	24	42	7
14	29	23	42	6
15	29	23	42	6
16	30	22	43	6
17	30	22	43	5
18	30	21	44	5
19	31	20	44	5
20	31	19	45	4
21	32	19	45	4
22	33	18	46	4
23	33	18	45	3
24	34	18	45	3
25	34	18	45	3
26	35	18	44	2
27	36	18	44	2
28	37	18	43	2
29	38	18	42	2
30	39	18	41	2
31	41	18	39	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	19
2	30	19
3	30	19
4	30	19
5	30	19
6	30	19
7	30	19
8	30	19
9	30	19
10	30	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	19
14	30	19
15	30	19
16	30	19
17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18
29	29	18
30	29	18
31	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	44
8	44
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	40
24	39
25	39
26	38
27	38
28	37
29	37
30	36
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	25	22	45	9
2	25	23	44	8
3	25	23	43	8
4	25	24	43	8
5	25	24	42	8
6	26	25	41	8
7	26	25	41	8
8	26	25	41	8
9	27	25	41	7
10	27	25	41	7
11	27	24	41	7
12	28	24	41	7
13	28	24	42	7
14	29	23	42	6
15	29	23	42	6
16	30	22	43	6
17	30	22	43	5
18	30	21	44	5
19	31	20	44	5
20	31	19	45	4
21	32	19	45	4
22	33	18	46	4
23	33	18	45	3
24	34	18	45	3
25	34	18	45	3
26	35	18	44	2
27	36	18	44	2
28	37	18	43	2
29	38	18	42	2
30	39	18	41	2
31	41	18	39	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	19
2	30	19
3	30	19
4	30	19
5	30	19
6	30	19
7	30	19
8	30	19
9	30	19
10	30	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	19
14	30	19
15	30	19
16	30	19
17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18
29	29	18
30	29	18
31	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	44
8	44
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	40
24	39
25	39
26	38
27	38
28	37
29	37
30	36
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	25	22	45	9
2	25	23	44	8
3	25	23	43	8
4	25	24	43	8
5	25	24	42	8
6	26	25	41	8
7	26	25	41	8
8	26	25	41	8
9	27	25	41	7
10	27	25	41	7
11	27	24	41	7
12	28	24	41	7
13	28	24	42	7
14	29	23	42	6
15	29	23	42	6
16	30	22	43	6
17	30	22	43	5
18	30	21	44	5
19	31	20	44	5
20	31	19	45	4
21	32	19	45	4
22	33	18	46	4
23	33	18	45	3
24	34	18	45	3
25	34	18	45	3
26	35	18	44	2
27	36	18	44	2
28	37	18	43	2
29	38	18	42	2
30	39	18	41	2
31	41	18	39	2